Fighting pair of dinosaur skeletons show Dallas auction
2011-06-13 15:11:41
Natural history buffs with Tyrannosaurus-sized bank accounts got a chance to ante up on Sunday when an unusually large collection of fully assembled, museum-quality dinosaur skeletons was put up for auction.
Could prenatal DNA testing open Pandora's box?
2011-06-13 14:56:59
Imagine being pregnant and taking a simple blood test that lays bare the DNA of your fetus.
Climate change brings risk of more infectious diseases
2011-06-13 10:45:04
The number of New Zealanders being hospitalized with infectious diseases has surged in the last two decades, say researchers in a warning that the government must do more to understand the links between global warming and public health.
Bill Gates in China push against secondhand smoke
2011-06-11 15:52:05
Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates is visiting China to raise awareness of the dangers of secondhand smoke.
US adds formaldehyde to list of carcinogens
2011-06-11 15:28:17
The US government on Friday added formaldehyde, a substance found in plastics and other commonly used products, to a list of known carcinogens and warned that the chemical styrene might cause cancer.
Sprouts are cause of E. coli outbreak
2011-06-10 19:41:36
Investigators have determined that German-grown vegetable sprouts are the cause of the E. coli outbreak that has killed 29 people and sickened nearly 3,000.
Micromet drug helps 75% of leukemia patients
2011-06-10 17:40:09
An experimental drug from Micromet reduced levels of cancer cells to undetectable levels in nine out of 12 patients with a severe form of leukaemia, interim data from a clinical study showed on Friday.
Volcanic ash disrupts NZ airline flights
2011-06-12 10:45:02
Some airline flights to and from New Zealand have been canceled as volcanic ash from Chile's erupting Cordon Caulle volcano spreads.
People enjoy 'dinner in the sky' in Estonia
2011-06-12 08:04:02
A company named Dinner in the Sky offer special lunch or dinner on a hanging table and 22 seats 50 meters in the air with spectacular views over the medieval Old Town of Tallinn during the food festival.
'Super' wheat to boost food security
2011-06-10 09:01:44
Scientists say they're close to producing new "super varieties" of wheat that will resist a virulent fungus while boosting yields up to 15%, potentially easing a deadly threat to the world's food supply.
Death toll from E. coli rises to 30
2011-06-10 08:59:34
A 57-year-old man died of E. coli infection in Germany's Frankfurt Thursday, pushing the death toll from the bacteria to 30.
Lunar probe finishes main mission
2011-06-10 07:26:20
China's second lunar probe, Chang'e-2, ceased orbiting the moon on Thursday afternoon after completing several preliminary missions and set off to explore outer space.
